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Well guyz i have decided to get this dog ive been telling you about and i really appreciate ur opinion and i need ur help to socialize this dog from the very first day i get him cuz i want a really good guard dog who obeys my commands and acts only when needed and i would really want some advices from you guyz especially on how to make him less aggressive the lesser the better .




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Thanks you all .

 
You will need to take him to a specialized dog school for guard dogs, regular owners dont have the experience to have a reliable dog 100%

The irony of it all is you socialize a dog so it won't attack everyone, but you want a dog that will attack people. 

The hardest part of your journey will be establishing any sort of control.  To do that you're going to need to find specialized dog obedience schools.

Yep. Without hands-on professional guidance from a real experienced trainer, all you will may end up with is a vicious dog who is a danger to you and your loved ones.

Good luck...and save your money cuz it's going to be expensive to do this right.

By the way you describe the situation where you live, it is pretty possible that people carry weapons with them so be prepare to loose your investment (which will be a lot) if someone carries a gun or knife

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By the way you describe the situation where you live, it is pretty possible that people carry weapons with them so be prepare to loose your investment (which will be a lot) if someone carries a gun or knife

no its not like that all i meant is that we lots of street fights and occasionaly people use guns they cannot walk with guns on street when its all right . 

 
All that i'm saying is that people will also carry something to protect themselves against humans, dogs, etc

I know there are certainly different opinions on this 'trainer'. I have no opinion one way or the other, I do know a lot of the members own and train personal protection canines. You might find some info there. There is a discussion forum. Good Luck!
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LF Chester:

I live and work in some really nasty neighborhoods, and I have had dogs for a long time. In fact, one of the reasons I have a dog is for "protection." A little advice:

1. Dogs, in general, are great for protection! Any dog over 40lbs is going to protect you, because any decent-sized dog presents a challenge to a potential attacker. The attacker has no idea what kind of dog you have. Any dog is a risk, and there are lots of other targets to choose from.

This dog does not need to look or act particularly tough, be a "protective" breed, or be anything but a total mush. Just the presence of an animal that *could* make a straightforward mugging into a hassle is enough.

The best protection dog I have ever had was a big mutt that was really well-socialized and good with other dogs and really, really friendly with people. I did no protection training with him, he was not any special kind of dog. He was just big enough to make bad guys cross the street.

My current dog is a pretty little pansy--a 45-lb princess who loves other people to death! And you know what? I still walk the streets of Bed Stuy in Brooklyn late at night with this dog without fear because bad guys have no reason to know that this dog is lunging toward them because he wants to lick their face!!!


2. Dogs like the one you want to get can very quickly become dangerous to you and your community. This is a serious legal and moral responsibility, and not one you want to take without very specific skills.

Dogs like this wind up attacking kids, or killing other people's dogs. And you get sued, and you have to put your dog down.

3. Why take that huge financial and moral risk when any dog will protect you?

You've never even owned a dog before, and they are a lot of work and not for everybody. Why not get a good-looking, slightly menacing-looking but really, really nice dog from the shelter and learn whether dogs are your bag?

This costs much less money than buying a dog from a breeder. The chances of being responsible for someone's child being maimed will be much smaller. And you will still get what you want, which is that safe feeling walking down the street.

I am telling you from personal experience. There is a win-win solution here.

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OK if you want to do this right, start finding all the obedience training options in your area.  Make arrangements to go visit each of them when people are in classes.  Once there, sit down and watch the classes.  Take notes so you can ask questions.  When you made the arrangements to come and visit,  find out when you can talk to representatives about their programs.  Find the program that feels comfortable and has large dogs of herding or guarding heritage that were controlled and confident (the majority of the dogs, there will often be one or two hyper, just learning kind of dogs around too).  Once you found a possible place, make arrangements to audit an entire session of classes (usually 6 to 8 weeks).  This may cost a bit but it will be worth it.

Go to the library and start reading every training book they have.  There will be some trash and some treasure, your job will be to sift through it and find the right gems for you.  The auditing will help you do that.  You could start a training notebook.

Search the web for down loads I really like the lessons and puppy information at Hollys Den.

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